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Iowa Unclaimed Funds

Iowa Unclaimed Funds

By unclaimedfunds 33 Comments

Iowa is holding over $250 million in unclaimed money!

Unclaimed property can be any financial asset that has been abandoned by its owner for a period of time specified by law.

Common types of unclaimed property include:

  • dormant bank accounts
  • utility refunds
  • uncashed checks
  • unclaimed wages
  • safe-deposit boxes
  • insurance dividends
  • stock certificates and dividends


Money can become unclaimed for a variety of reasons including:

  • People moving and simply forgeting about an account or deposit.
  • People getting a check, placing it in a drawer (something they will take care of later) and forgetting.
  • When people die, relatives are often unaware of an old bank account, lock box or a stock the deceased may have owned.
  • People divorcing, moving, perhaps remarrying and forgetting to notify everyone.
  • A clerical error at a company; perhaps the name or street is displaced or altered by a honest mistake causing mail to be returned as nondeliverable to the company.

The State Treasurer’s office maintains custody until the rightful owner or his or her heirs claims the money.   At no time is an owner (or legal heirs) barred from claiming unclaimed property.

Iowa takes tries to contact the rightful owners of unclaimed funds in several ways including:

  • First class mailings
  • Publication of the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt
  • Listings displayed at the State Fair, Clay County Fair, and the Cattle Congress
  • TV special segments for the news
  • Public Service Announcements
  • Radio spots

If you would like to search for yourself, please go to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.

You can contact the Iowa Unclaimed Funds department at:

Mail:

Great Iowa Treasure Hunt
Lucas State Office Building
321 E 12th St., 1st Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319

Telephone:  515.281.5367

Email:  FoundIt@tos.iowa.gov

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Reader Interactions

(33) Comments

  1. bradley says

    March 18, 2021 at 2:33 am

    searching for my unclaimed/ property

    Reply
  2. Scott says

    December 12, 2019 at 7:24 pm

    Scott763@aol.com Worthless site. Nebraska has clear link to find out if you have money the State is holding. Then again obviously the State of Iowa doesn’t want people to get back money they are holding and then can put in their voter’s to WASTE when it’s not claimed.

    Reply
    • Scott says

      December 12, 2019 at 7:25 pm

      Pocket not voters.

      Reply
    • Scott says

      December 12, 2019 at 7:29 pm

      Oh! We have to have our posts cleared by a “moderater.” I’m a Conservative but Kim Reynolds will NEVER get my VOTE again.

      Reply
    • unclaimedfunds says

      December 12, 2019 at 11:35 pm

      Scott,
      This is not the official Iowa site. You need to go to https://www.iowatreasurer.gov/for-citizens/great-iowa-treasure-hunt

      Reply
    • JANICE A DAVIS says

      April 22, 2021 at 11:17 am

      THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE CHECKED THIS SITE. IN THE PAST, I FOUND A LOT OF RELATIVES MONEY IN IOWA ON: greatiowatreasurehunt.gov ….. I just received checks from relatives that have died and most of it was bank account money where the accounts were closed. Good Luck!

      Reply
  3. Cody Brown says

    October 21, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    wanted to see if any unclaimed funds for Cody Davis Brown

    Reply
    • cody brown says

      February 24, 2022 at 10:41 pm

      yes

      Reply
  4. David Lee Stotler says

    July 31, 2019 at 12:07 pm

    Would like to find out if I have any money owed to me or if I qualify for any free money or am eligible for any kind of money or property through my ancestors or through the government or what have you so if I do here is my number for a way to contact me as well so please call if possible as well besides contacting me through e mail and my telephone number is (515) 214-7326 and to whom it may concern it would be greatly appreciated and I would greatly appreciate it too and thank you sincerely David Lee Stotler

    Reply
  5. Corey Dreier says

    July 10, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    Just wanted to know if I have any unclaimed money or property in Iowa.

    Reply
  6. Marietta R. Brammer Bailey says

    May 26, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    Checking on my parents Marvin M. and Veva M. Brammer if there is any unclaimed info on them.

    Reply
  7. Helen Callaway says

    May 20, 2019 at 7:09 pm

    Wanted to see if there are any funds for me or my deceased mother in law Helen Callaway.

    Reply
  8. Lisa walker says

    May 17, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    My grandmother told me that she had a life insurance policy for me when I was younger. She has passed away and I want to check to see if there is any unclaimed funds

    Reply
  9. Shawntell Young says

    May 5, 2019 at 6:20 am

    checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased father name

    Shawntell young
    Ronald Kenneth young

    Reply
  10. Shawntell Young says

    May 5, 2019 at 6:10 am

    checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased father name Ronald Kenneth Young.And if there is any unclaimed funds for Shawntell Young.And unclaimed funds dedceased grandma mother Donna Lou Young Fishburne.

    Reply
    • Shawntell Young says

      September 30, 2019 at 3:31 am

      Yes was wondering if the was any.money for these people.

      Reply
    • Shawntell Young says

      September 30, 2019 at 3:37 am

      Is there unclaimed money for last young

      Reply
      • unclaimedfunds says

        October 2, 2019 at 10:53 am

        I didn’t see any for Shawntell but there are a lot of Young’s listed. You may want to go to https://greatiowatreasurehunt.gov/ and do a search and see if you recognize anyone.

        Reply
  11. richard t hogue says

    April 22, 2019 at 1:31 am

    there was a bank repo and sale of a piece of property I had would like to know if there was any funds left over

    Reply
    • bonniebstewart says

      October 15, 2019 at 9:51 am

      is there any funds left over and how much

      Reply
  12. Traci Lovan says

    April 19, 2019 at 10:52 pm

    Looking to see if I may have some unclaimed money somewhere out the in Iowa

    Reply
    • bonniebstewart says

      October 15, 2019 at 9:51 am

      somewhere in iowa is there any money for us

      Reply
  13. Debra Fender says

    March 9, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    To see if i have unclam money some where.

    Reply
    • unclaimedfunds says

      March 10, 2019 at 1:17 pm

      There were several Fender’s listed but I did not see Debra. You can go to https://www.iowatreasurer.gov/for-citizens/great-iowa-treasure-hunt and take a look.

      Reply
  14. Vivian Murphy says

    August 13, 2018 at 4:29 pm

    checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased parents name
    Vivian Grace Murphy
    Robert Earl Boon
    Eva Dale Coffey Boon

    Reply
  15. andrie bargoiyet says

    July 18, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    hello my name is andrie bargoiyet im here to check nd see if i may have any unclaimed money available. please contact me at 515-346-xxxx or 515-991-xxxx my email adress is andriebargoiyetxxx@gmail.com thank you. sincerly andrie bargoiyet….

    Reply
  16. teresa hutzel says

    August 10, 2017 at 10:12 am

    Please can you help me my husband passed away 3 years ago and I know he had a retirement program thru his job per his pay stubs but i cant find who he had the retirement thru the company his employer closed the doors of the business it was Des Moines Lumber in Des Moines Ia i have tried to get ahold of Jerry Johns the owner but am unable to locate my husband Bob Hutzel worked for this company for many years please can you help me thank you

    Reply
  17. Tarah Kruse says

    June 13, 2017 at 2:34 am

    Are there any unclaimed funds for myself

    Reply
  18. Becky Baguss says

    April 29, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    I need to know if there is any money left for my mother Geraldine M Sibley

    Reply
    • Becky Baguss says

      May 1, 2017 at 7:03 pm

      My name isBecky Sibley Baguss I need to know if my mother has any money her name is Geraldine M Sibley

      Reply
  19. Janice M. Kelsey says

    January 3, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    I just wanted to know if there is any unclaimed insurance money left to me.

    Reply
  20. Christinea Bertone says

    November 4, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    Checking to see if funds are available to me or my deceased ex-husband Alan A. Neely formerly Christinea Neely?

    Reply
  21. Diana Haines says

    October 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    Just wanted to see if any funds are available to me or my decease husband Donald L. Haines

    Reply

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